Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-01-15
FARMING.
Tow to Make Rural life Agreeable and
Profitable 10 the En Ire Family,

Tow to- Make Rural life Agreeable and
Profitable to the En- Ire Family.
When a woman consents to take
barge OF the household on n farm she
either brave or ignorant. If brave,
"aI;hy aud vigorous, but not too am
',tlous. she may be happy in the
ecluded busy farm home, where the
ahors are legion, trials many and
'rorts few, if rcskoned in cash: but if
u pure air, pure water and freshest OF
TODD. they are many.
The first requisite for indoor farm
ing is health, that the body may be
strong to endure and the mind sound
20 plan, for much lies in the LAYING out
If the day labor. Where there is no
mark set there j. no goal won. Execu-
We ability Is a treasure all farmers
wives should possess. She who has il
cot must work twice rs hard and ac-
complish less than her fortunate sister.
The sccon requisite is
true economy, that saves every thing,
wen time. | do not call il economy to
Try apples at four cents Il pound. 1t
Nil pay better To be- taking runners oil
.,rawberry plants, dccapilating rasp-
crry and blackberry vines or taking a
rink TO some thirsty plant or lots of
lungs that will grow cash. A penny
saved IS Il penny earned, and a good
garden is the farmers savings bank.
Nor do I! think il economy 10 try and
do without help indoors. do not
agree with him who said: Zone woman
should la indoors for three men out"
One can get along somehow, hut il is
al the cost OF health and many things
that would be n profit rs wei n pleas
urc to have dune. 1t is admitted
there is rs much profit IN poultry
as in any farm product. and
that woman, having moro patience
and sympathy. Is likely to be
more successful than man in caring for
it. But poultry 10 be profitable must
be properly attended. and that atten-
ton is required when the housewife is
most needed indoors, if she has no as
~sistant, so she who works unaidcd will
not be a pOulIry-raiser. Four hundred
chicks, or their equivalent in other
fowls raised. will pay a good girl, and
leave a nice littlc sum for pin money,
give time TO no plain sewing and have
a little left for reading, etc.
The third requisite is thOughtfulness
in each member of the family. Could
the miracle Of old be wrought again
and the blind be made to see, great
world be the rejoicing in every house
hold. There would ALWAYS be a wood
pile large enough to be seen. There
would always he a meal-'ime impor-
tant enough to be observed. There
would always be one purse, open alike
TO each. There would be n sense of
order that would require q hook for
coats, a latch for doors, and some
other place than the floor for discarded
newspaper wrappers, etc. Soft water
1t the house would be as necessary rs
water II the barn; Il convenient kitch-
EN- rs wei as convrnirutly-nrranged
stables, and desirable IAbor-saving
Utensils in and ont alike. There would
be ~galiantrica grown easy by use and
pies as good az mother made.
In fact, there would he smiles on the
f'ne Of the hoLsrkccprr, pleasant
words on her lips. checrfulncss ia her
cart, and the acknowledged striving
na, no rival should uUts!rip hcr in in
.oOr farming. Thus we hive the three
Important elements, h~ealtr. economy
nd tboughtr"incsS; wealth and ccOno-
ny the factors OF finance: health and
houghttulncSs, the factors Of happi-
lcss. Possessing these we ask no
more for the mistress OF the farm
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